Mahavastu [sanskrit verses and english]

by Émile Senart | 1882 | 56,574 words

This is the Sanskrit Mahavastu: a lengthy work on Buddhist teachings and narratives belonging to the school of early Buddhism (Mahasanghika). This edition only includes those metrical verses occuring in the various stories and Jatakas, as well as the corresponding English translation by J. J. Jones.

Verse 52.99

मूलफलपत्रसफला ते भवतु दिशा अनुग्रमृगसंघा ।
मा तृषितभुक्षितस्य ते शिला तपे वनेचर शरीरं ॥ ९९ ॥

mūlaphalapatrasaphalā te bhavatu diśā anugramṛgasaṃghā |
mā tṛṣitabhukṣitasya te śilā tape vanecara śarīraṃ || 99 ||

“Mayst thou find a spot well furnished with roots and leaves and fruits, and a haunt of beasts that are gentle. O forest-wanderer, may the rock not torment thee when thou art thirsty and hungry. (99)

English translation by J. J. Jones (1949) Read online

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (52.99). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mulaphala, Patra, Saphala, Tad, Yushmad, Disha, Dishas, Anugra, Ric, Gha, Asmad, Trishita, Bhu, Kshita, Shila, Tap, Tapa, Vanecara, Sharira,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahavastu Verse 52.99). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “mūlaphalapatrasaphalā te bhavatu diśā anugramṛgasaṃghā
  • mūlaphala -
  • mūlaphala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • patra -
  • patra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    patra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saphalā -
  • saphalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • bhavatu -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third single]
  • diśā* -
  • diśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    diśas (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    diśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • anugram -
  • anugra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anugra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anugrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ṛg -
  • ṛc (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • ghā -
  • ghā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ tṛṣitabhukṣitasya te śilā tape vanecara śarīraṃ
  • -
  • (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • tṛṣita -
  • tṛṣita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tṛṣita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhu -
  • bhu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • kṣitasya -
  • kṣita (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kṣita (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    kṣī -> kṣita (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [genitive single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [genitive single from √kṣī class 9 verb]
    kṣī -> kṣita (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [genitive single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [genitive single from √kṣī class 9 verb]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • śilā -
  • śilā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tape -
  • tap (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    tap (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    tapa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tapa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tapā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tap (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • vanecara -
  • vanecara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vanecara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śarīram -
  • śarīra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahavastu Verse 52.99

Cover of edition (1949)

The Mahavastu
by J. J. Jones (1949)

Translated from the Buddhist Sanskrit

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